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Are you Latinx? Join Our Employee Group

July 2, 2021

If you identify as Latinx (Latino/Latina/Latine/Chicano/a/Hispanic, etc.) and you work for the University in any capacity (adjunct, faculty, staff, Bon App, Physical Plant, administration, etc.) and would like to join our informal Latinx Employee Group, please email your name (first and last), pronouns, job title, department, to Yuri Hernández Osorio at hernandy@up.edu.

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Campus Services Tagged With: Yuri Hernandez Osorio

ATSI: VoiceThread Enables New Assignments Experience

June 30, 2021

VoiceThread’s new assignments experience launched for everyone on June 30. Visit ATSI’s TechTalk site to learn more about the changes and access training materials.

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Academic Technology Services, Campus Services Tagged With: Academic Technology Services & Innovations

Campus Safety: Parking Permit Information

June 29, 2021

All faculty, staff and students must register online for a 2021/2022 parking permit if they plan to park a vehicle on campus during the academic year. Please navigate here and register your vehicle for the upcoming school year as soon as you are able.  To streamline the process, registrations will only be accepted via this […]

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Campus Safety, Campus Services Tagged With: Campus Safety, Parking permits

New to The Bluff: Jennie Cambier, Associate Vice President for Land Use and Planning

June 25, 2021

Jennie Cambier has been hired as the Associate Vice President for Land Use and Planning. She previously served as a Project Manager at Hacker Architects in Portland. The AVP for Land Use and Planning provides leadership in two primary areas. The first area involves developing, overseeing, and coordinating University land use and development along with […]

Filed Under: 07-06-2021, Campus Services, University Operations Tagged With: Jennie Cambier, New to The Bluff

Clark Library: Annual Report

June 18, 2021

We invite you to catch up on library activities in the past year by visiting the Clark Library’s 2020 – 2021 Annual Report. Find out how we adjusted library services to meet our community’s needs during the pandemic, get updates on digitization projects and treasures in Special Collections, and learn about our ongoing work to further equity, […]

Filed Under: 06-21-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Library

Museum Memorial Post: In Memory – Richard Hines, 1946-2021

June 8, 2021

The University remembers University Librarian Emeritus Richard (Rich) Hines for his years of service to the University community as University Librarian and Dean of Information Resources from 1997-2006.  Our memorial post from the University Archives and Museum about Dean Hines’ work at the University is found at this link. For more information, contact Carolyn Connolly, […]

Filed Under: 06-21-2021, Campus Services, University Museum Tagged With: Carolyn Connolly, University Museum and Archives

New to The Bluff: Maraina Montgomery, Director of Studies Abroad

June 8, 2021

After an international search, the University of Portland has named Maraina Montgomery, Director of Studies Abroad, effective July 1.  Montgomery joins UP from Washington D.C. where she was Assistant Director of Study Abroad in the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University. Her work at Howard University was instrumental in internationalizing one of […]

Filed Under: 06-21-2021, Campus Services, Studies Abroad Tagged With: Maraina Montgomery, New to The Bluff

UPGrantsGetter Blog Post: Summertime Grant Events

June 8, 2021

Whether you are faculty, Chair, or Dean, plan to sharpen your grant planning and writing skills by reading the latest UP GrantsGetter blog post which reviews a few grant-seeking events you can register to attend this summer. For more information, contact Ösel Plante, development, at plante@up.edu.

Filed Under: 06-21-2021, Campus Services, Development Tagged With: UPGrantsGetter Blog

20% off Saturday Academy classes for children of UP Faculty and Staff

June 7, 2021

Explore, build and create this summer at Saturday Academy’s camps and classes for students in grades 2-12! In-person day camps will run weekly from June 28 through August 6 at Open School East in SE Portland near Gresham, and online classes are offered weekly throughout the summer. Check out the website catalog for details. University of Portland Faculty […]

Filed Under: 06-07-2021, 06-21-2021, Academics, Campus Services, Saturday Academy Tagged With: Saturday Academy

Elect Her program coming to UP

June 3, 2021

Elect Her, the program that trains college womxn to run for student government and future office, will come to the University of Portland for the first time during the Fall 2021 semester. Running Start, a nonpartisan nonprofit, will run its one-day training, Elect Her. Womxn make up 50% of the population, but less than 1 in […]

Filed Under: 06-07-2021, Campus Services, Student Activities Tagged With: Elect Her, Lyndsy Manz

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Susan Mcdaniel and Nicole Hanig, Music, will be performing on the concert series “Chatter PDX” on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pacific Center with Hilary Oseas, viola and James Shields, clarinet, both of the Oregon Symphony. There will also be spoken word from former professional football player and writer, Marcus Lattimore, in the hour-long concert. Tickets and information at ChatterPDX.

Maureen Briare, Nursing & Health Innovations, published Fountain of Life Mass Setting, with a special dedication to the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Portland. GIA Publications. Released April, 2025 

Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Engineering, presented “Effect of fuel size, ignition energy, and wind speed on smoldering to flaming transition of Douglas fir lumber.” Co-presenters: R. Spring, N. Bolden, A. Henry, T. Rowley, A. Burton. 14th US Combustion Meeting, Boston, MA. March 16-19, 2025. Hajilou also published “Fire Whirl Emissions and Burning Rates for Crude Oil Slicks of Varying Thickness.” Co-authors: J. Dowling, W. Cui, M. Gollner. Fuel, 393 138482 (2025).

Kiya Riverman, Environmental Science, was awarded a grant for $489,935.00 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, for her research “Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff.” February 15, 2025.

Christina Astorga, Theology, served as a Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Moral Theology. February 26 – July 7, 2019. Astorga also served as the Head of the Local Arrangement Committee for the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 13, 2024 – June 15, 2025

Mohammad Arbabian, Business, published “Optimal Inventory Management Policies When Supply Is Bundled.” 9th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Washington D.C. June, 2024. Arbabian also published “Evaluating the Role of 3D Printing in Decentralized Supply Chains: A Stackelberg Framework for Optimal Manufacturing Decisions.” 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. February, 2025.

Aziz Inan, Engineering, has been credited for his research on palindrome dates in multiple news outlets including: USA Today, NDTV, NBC New York, News9live, Courier Journal, 13newsnow.com, Ozarksfirst.com, Inquirer.net, Austin American-Statesman, and The News of Israel.

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